Campus & Community
Peter Verheyen Receives 2021 Libraries Distinguished Service Award
Syracuse University Libraries has selected Peter Verheyen, research and emerging issues analyst, to receive this year’s Distinguished Service Award. The award will be presented at the Libraries’ holiday and recognition event and is a more than 30-year tradition recognizing Libraries…
COVID-19 Update: Winter Break 2021 Updates and Reminders
Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: Tomorrow we conclude the Fall 2021 academic semester. Like many of our experiences together throughout the pandemic, this semester challenged us in new and unique ways. Also like before, as an Orange community we…
Behind the Scenes, Facilities Dispatchers Keep the Lights On (and the Pipes Working) at Syracuse University
There are not many jobs on the Syracuse University campus where the office cheat sheet includes items like “clogged toilet,” “hot office,” “broken garbage disposal” and “Quad event set-up.” The list of potential mishaps is at least 10 pages long…
Consider Giving of Your Time, Talent and Treasure
The Faculty, Staff, Emeritus and Retiree Giving Committee has been working to spread an important message: the importance of giving back to Syracuse University. Syracuse has shaped our lives and careers in many ways, just as it does for our…
Understanding the Work of the Community Review Board
A new resource for the Syracuse University community, the Community Review Board is in place to review appeals of civilian complaints regarding Department of Public Safety (DPS) officer conduct. Its work is another step in helping to ensure transparency and…
Chancellor Syverud Discusses Spring Semester 2022 and Progress Toward Strategic Goals
In his remarks to the University Senate today, Chancellor Kent Syverud discussed spring 2022 planning, academic year goals and leadership searches. The full text of his remarks is below. Good afternoon. Forty-eight hours until the end of the fall semester…
Upgrade Project at Center for Science and Technology to Temporarily Limit Access to Section of Parking Lot, South Entrance
A crane is scheduled to be set up on the east side of the Center for Science and Technology (CST) early next week to assist with the ongoing chilled water upgrade project in the fifth-floor mechanical room. The crane will…
Important Changes Coming to Campus in 2022
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: With just a couple weeks to go until the end of the calendar year, we are writing today to share two important changes coming to campus in 2022. For the last several months, our teams…
Retirement Benefits for Employees Hired Beginning in January 2022
Dear Colleagues: I am writing today to address some questions I have received about Syracuse University’s retirement benefits, specifically how future employees will be encouraged to contribute to their retirement accounts. First, and most importantly, the forthcoming retirement changes ONLY…
Winter Village Brings Magic to Falk College
Central New York is renowned for snow-covered hills and quaint towns that herald the holiday season. But who would expect to find one of the cutest villages—in miniature—tucked in a nook on the fourth floor of Falk College of Sport…